江西省景德鎮(zhèn)市一中1班2020-2021學(xué)年八年級上學(xué)期期末英語試題（原卷版）

2020-2021年度初二1班期末測試卷二、單項選擇（8分）1.Accordingtoasurvey,people________areabletospeaktwolanguagescanmore________managetwothingsatthesametime.A.when;hard B./;hardly C./;easy D.who;easily2.John________togotoworkinhisfreetimebecausehewantedtospendmoretimewithhisfamily.A.expected B.decided C.refused D.offered3.Tonyruns_________thananyotherstudentinhisclass.A.asfastas B.morefast C.sofastas D.muchfaster4.Wefind_____impossibleforus______aforeignlanguagewellinashorttime.A.one;learn B.it;tolearn C.that;tolearn D.this;learning5.Thepopularityofbasketball_________aroundtheworldrecently.A.rose B.hasrisen C.hasraised D.raised6.—Ifsomeoneis________yourway,whatwillyoudo?—Iwillwait________theyhavepassed.A.in;until B.on;until C.by;unless D.along;unless7.TheTokyo2020Olympics________becauseofCOVID-19afewmonthsago.A.wereputoff B.willputoffC.areputtingof D.areput8.Janewantstofindout________MarylikeswatchingTVathome.A.where B.what C.if D.which三、完形填空（25分）A)閱讀下面短文，請從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出一個可以填入空白處的最佳選項。(每小題1分)LastmonthmyfamilytraveledtoSanFrancisco,westoppedforlunch.Aswewalkedtowardsthe___9___oftherestaurant,amanwithdirtyhair,jumpedupfromachairoutsidetherestaurantandopenedthedoorfor___10___.Hegreetedusinafriendlyway.Onceinside,mydaughterssaidsoftly,"Mom,hesmells."Wewatchedothercustomerscometothe___11___butmanyignored*him.Seeingthisrudenesstrulymademe___12___.Idecidedtosetagoodexampletomy___13___.Whenourmealarrived,IrealizedIhadleftsomemedicineinthecar.Withthewindiesttripahead,thekidsneededthem,___14___Iexcusedmyselffromthemealandwenttogetthem.Justthen,the"doorman"wasopeningthedoorforacouple.They___15___pasthimwithoutevenacknowledging*hispresence.Lettingtheminfirst,Isaida___16___"thankyou"tohimasIwentout.WhenIreturned,wetalkedabit.Hesaidhewasnotallowedinsideunless*he___17___food.Iwentbackandtoldmyfamilyhis___18___.ThenIaskedourwaitresstoaddonesoupandsandwich.Thekidslookedpuzzledaswehadalreadyeaten,butwhenIsaidtheorderwasforthe"doorman",they___19___.Whenitwastimetocontinueourtrip,Ifoundthe"doorman"enjoyinghis___20___.Uponseeingme,hestoodupandthankedmeheartily.Hethen___21___hishandforahandshakeandIaccepted.I___22___noticedthetears*inhiseyes-tearsofgratitude.Whathappenednextdrewgreatsurprise:Igavethe"doorman"a___23___.Hepulledaway,withtearsrollingdownhisface.Backincar,Ifellintodeepthought.Whilewecan'tchoosemanythingsinlife,wecanchoosewhentoshowgratitude.Isaidthankstoamanwhohadsimplyheldopenadoorforme,andalsosaidthanksforthatchancetoteachmychildrenbyexample.9.A.wall B.screen C.door D.window10.A.her B.you C.us D.them11.A.station B.museum C.cinema D.restaurant12.A.sad B.warm C.nervous D.comfortable13.A.kids B.brothers C.sisters D.parents14A.or B.so C.and D.but15.A.flew B.climbed C.swam D.rushed16.A.loud B.strange C.serious D.humorous17.A.made B.bought C.introduced D.refused18.A.lesson B.purpose C.story D.suggestion19.A.woke B.waved C.counted D.smiled20.A.meal B.trip C.coats D.works21.A.putaway B.searchedfor C.reachedout D.worriedabout22.A.still B.suddenly C.mainly D.seldom23.A.nod B.hug C.game D.documentB)選詞填空(每小題1分)請先閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所給的詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，每個詞限用一次。compete,discussion,they,see,town,opened,slow,decide,if,downCreatingapalaceoutoficeIn1895,thetownofLeadville,Colorado,USwasintrouble.Peoplewereleavingandnotcomingback.The___24___leadersneededtocomeupwithaplantokeeppeopleinLeadville.Theyalsohopedotherswouldcometovisitorlivethere.Aftermuch___25___,theyplannedtobuildsomethingamazingtomakepeoplewanttogototheirtown.They___26___tobuildaverylargepalaceoutofice!On1stJanuary1896,afteronlytwomonths,theLeadvilleIcePalace___27___.Thatmorning,membersofdifferentsportsclubswalked___28___Leadville’sstreets.SoonthewholetownseemedtowalktowardtheIcePalace.Forthenextthreemonths,LeadvillecelebratedattheIcePalace.Peopleofthetowncalledit___29___“CrystalCarnival”.Thereweredifferentkindsofactivities,suchassports___30___,partiesandgames.Adininghallwasopenallthetime.VisitorscamefromasfarawayasEurope.Inthespringof1896,theIcePalace___31___melted(融化)away.Nooneknowswhathappenedtothepalace’swoodenframe(框架).Today,___32___youvisitthesmallmountaintownofLeadvilleonthefirstweekendofMarch,youwon’tseetheIcePalace.However,youwill___33___peoplecelebratingatamodernpalace.Andinotherplacesaroundtheworld,youcanstillfindwonderfulicepalacesoricehotels.Youcanevenspendthenightinthosehotels!四、閱讀理解（40分）A）請閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。（每小題2分）（A）Biographical(傳記類的)moviesbringusintothelivesofrealpeoplewhohavehadanimpactonsociety.Herearefouramazingbiographicmovies.TheGlassCastleisa2017biographicaldramamoviebasedonthe2005memoir(回憶錄)byJeanetteWalls,anauthor,columnistandjournalist.ThemoviefocusesontheearlyyearsofJeanetteWalls,andmorespecifically,herpoorchildhood.BrieLarsonstarsasJeanetteWalls.IMDB(網(wǎng)絡(luò)電影資料庫)rating:72/10Eat,Pray,Loveisa2010biographical,comedy,romancemoviebasedonthe2006best-sellingmemoirbyElizabethGilbert,anessayist,novelistandshortstorywriter.ThemoviefocusesonGilbert’sjourneyofself-discoveryaroundtheworld,afterherdivorce.Alongtheway,sheenjoysItaly’scuisine(Eat),discoversIndia’sspirituality(Pray)andfindshertrueloveinIndonesia(Love).!!JuliaRobertsplaystheroleofElizabethGilbert.IMDBrating:5.7/10MissPotterisa2006biographicaldramamoviethatdescribesthelifeofBeatrixPotter,anaturalscientist,writerandillustrator,mostlychildren’sbooks.ThemovieshowsPotter’slifelongstruggleforhappiness,loveandsuccess.ReneeZellwegerstarsasBeatrixPotter.OneofPotter’smostsuccessfulbookswasthe1902—TheTaleofPeterRabbit.IMDBrating:7/10AmericanSplendorisa2003biographical,comedy,dramamoviethatcentersonthelifeofHarveyPekar,authorofthecomicbookseriesofthesamename.ThemoviedescribesthelifeofPekar,notonlyasacomicbookwriter,butalsoasamediapersonalityandmusiccritic.PaulGiamattistarsasHarveyPekar.IMDBrating:7.5/1034.ThemovieEat,Pray,Lovemainlytellsabout________.A.JeanetteWalls’memoryofchildhoodB.ElizabethGilbert’sjourneyofself-discoveryCBeatrixPotter’sstruggleforhappinessD.HarveyPekar’screationofmusic35.BeatrixPotterisbestknownforherworksof________.A.newsstories B.children’sbooks C.traveljournals D.comicbooks36.Amongthefourmovies,________scoredthehighestinIMDBrating.A.TheGlassCastle B.Eat,Pray,Love C.MissPotter D.AmericanSplendor(B)ThreeresearchersfromHarvardBusinessSchool,theUniversityofLondonandtheUniversityofBritishColumbiahavefoundthatcollegestudentswhovaluetimeovermoneyreportbeinghappierlaterthanthosewhoreporttheopposite.IntheirpaperprintedinthejournalScienceAdvance,AshleyWhillans,LuciaMacchiaandElizabethDunn,describetheirstudyandwhattheylearnedfromit.Sometimespeoplehaveproblemsinmakingdecisions.Thereisoftenaquestion:whichismoreimportantandwhichmakesushappier,timeormoney?Inthisresearch,theresearcherstriedtolearnmoreaboutthedecision-makingprocessesofcollegegraduates,andhowthosedecisionsinfluencedtheirlevelofhappinessjustayearlater.Theresearchersdidatwo-partsurvey.Thefirstpartaskedquestionsaboutwhethertheyvaluedtimeovermoneyormoneyovertime.Theyalsoaskedthemtorate(評級)howhappytheywere.Thefirstpartofthesurveywasgivento1,000volunteerstudentswhiletheywerestillincollege.Thesecondpart,whichwassimilartothefirst,wasgiventothesamepeopleoneyearlater.Theresearchersreportthatinthefirstsurvey,nearlytwo-thirdsofthevolunteersvaluedtimeovermoney—ayearlater,theyfoundthattheratio(比率)hadchangedalittle.14%ofthosewhovaluedmoneyovertimechangedtheiranswers,while13%ofthosewhohadfirstvaluedtimeovermoneychanged.Theresearchersalsoreportthatthosestudentswhohadvaluedmoneyovertimewhilestillinschoolwerelikelytoacceptjobsthatwerepaidmore.However,thosewhochosetimeovermoneyweremorelikelytoworkinanenvironmentthattheyliked.Theresearchersalsofoundthatthosewhovaluedtimeovermoneyoneithersurveyratedthemselvesashappierthanthosewhovaluedmoneyovertime.37.Theunderlinedword“those”inParagraph1refersto________.A.theuniversities B.collegestudentsC.collegegraduates D.theresearchers38Paragraph2talksaboutthe________ofthenewresearch.A.reason B.process C.introduction D.result39.Theresearchersgottheresults________.A.bystudyingthefirstgroup’snumbers B.bytellingstoriesofvolunteersC.bycomparingthetwogroups’numbers D.bygivingexamplesofvolunteers40.Accordingtotheresearch,wecaninferthat________.A.collegegraduatesdon’thavetimetomindtimeormoneyB.morecollegegraduatesthinktimemoreimportantthanmoneyC.askingquestionsaboutwhethertimeormoneyismoreimportantmaymakeushappierD.ifacollegegraduatechoosestoworkinavillage,hemaythinktimemoreimportant(C)AIisadouble-edgedsword.Itcanhelpus,butalsocauseusharm.WhoisusingAI?IsAIreplacinghumans?WhatshouldwedotoavoidtherisksanddangersthatAImightbring?Artificialintelligenceissettobenefitmankindinmanyways.Itwillmakeeverydaytaskseasierandbringefficiencytovariousindustries.Itmightjustprovetobeoneofman’sgreatestinventions.Andyet,likeanyothertechnology,AIwillalsobringrisks.InFebruary2018,agroupofAIexpertsgottogethertodiscussthepossiblemisuseofAI.Whattheyfoundwasthat“EveryAIadvancebythegoodguysisanadvanceforthebadguys,too,”accordingtoQuartz.Theirbiggestconcernwasthatcriminals(罪犯)coulduseAIforwrongfulpurposes.OneoftheareastheylookedatwastheuseofAItocreatewebsitesthatcouldbeusedtostealpeople’spersonalinformation.AnotherpossibilityisthatAIprogramscouldbetaughttohacksoftwareandbreakintocomputersecuresystems.Therearesomeotherconcernsaswell.ItispossiblethatAIcouldbeusedtocreatefakeimagesandvideos.ChinesetechgiantBaidu,infact,hasdevelopedaprogramcalledDeepVoicethatcan“clone”anyone’svoicebystudyinga3.7-secondaudiosample.ManyleadingfiguresinthetechworldhaveexpressedconcernaboutAI.PeoplelikeBillGatesandElonMuskhavecalledfortheindustrytobemorestrictlyregulated,astherearefewlawsrightnowontheuseofAI.However,thisissettochange.InMarch2018,theEuropeanUnionplanstosetupagroupthatwilldiscussthemoralandethicaldangersofadvancedAI—andhopefully,suggestsomeregulationsthatwillhelpuskeepitsafeformankind.41.SomeexpertshaveconcernsaboutAIbecause________.A.itmakespeoplelazier B.itisdevelopingtoofastC.itwillreplaceworkersinthefuture D.somepeoplemayuseittodobadthings42.DeepVoiceismentionedtoshow________.A.howAIisdeveloped B.whatAIcandointhefutureC.whyBaiduisatechgiant D.howAIcancopyvoices43.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_______.A.theremaybenewlawstoregulatetheuseofAI.B.AIwillbringmoreharmthanbenefittomankind.C.manyAIprogrammerswillbecomecriminals.D.therewillonlybefakenewsandvideosonline.44.Thispassageiswrittenmainlyto________.A.tellreadersthatAIisanewinvention B.introducewhatAIisreallyaboutC.showthatAIalsohasdisadvantages D.suggestsomerulesforAI(D)Scientistshavefoundthatmigrating(遷徙)birdsflynotjustingroupsallthetime,butin“V”formationandtheyhavealsotriedtofindoutwhatgoodpointsbirdsgetfromthis“V”formation.Now,aresearchgroupfromtheUniversityofLondonmayhavefoundtheanswer–migratingbirdsflyina“V”tosaveenergy,accordingtoastudypublishedinthejournalNature.Whenabirdflaps(拍打)itswings,itmakestheairmoveindifferentdirections.Scientistsfoundinthestudythattheaircreatesanupward-movingwaveatthetipsofthewings(翼尖),whichmeansthatifabirdfliesaroundthewingtipsofanotherbird,itcangetsomehelpfromtherisingairandthentheycanuselessenergytostayintheair.Butthereisasmallproblem–theleadbirdgetsnoliftadvantageandcaneasilygettired.Thisiswhyagroupofmigratingbirdschangetheirleadersfromtimetotime,accordingtoTheNewYorkTimes.Scientistswerealsosurprisedtoseethatmigratingbirdstimedtheirwingbeatsandchangedtheirplacesinaverysimplewaytomakethemostoftheliftingeffectwhileavoidingareaswheretheairmoveddownward.“They’reabletosensewhat’sgoingonfromthebirdinfront,wherethis‘goodair’iscomingfromandhowtohelpthemselvesperfectlyinit,”leadresearcherStevenPortugaltoldBBC.Infact,the“V”formationhaslongbeenthoughttohelpbirdsflymoreefficiently(有效地)withoutwastingtoomuchenergy.Jetfighters(戰(zhàn)斗機)werealsofoundtobeabletoreducetheirenergyusebyupto18%bystayingnearthewingtipsofotherJetfighters.Bothofthesefindingsledscientiststowonderthatthe“V”formationhadanefficiencypurpose,butuntilnowtheystilldon’thaveenoughfactstoshowwhattheyarethinkingaboutisreallytrue.“Forscientists,thenewstudyprovidesaninsightintoaninterestingnaturalthing.Butitcouldmeanevenmoreforairplanecompanies–helpingthemunderstandhowtheycanimitatethatwiththeirplaneformationstosaveenergy,”saidPortugal.45.Accordingtothenewstudy,whenbirdsmigrate,______.A.theydon’toftenchangetheirleadbirdsB.theyflyin“V”formationtomakebestuseofliftC.theyflyin“V”formationtoprotectthebirdsbehindD.theairaroundthemmakesithardfortheleadbirdtoflyfast46.Whatistheimportanceofthenewstudyaccordingtothearticle?A.Itsuggeststhatthe“V”formationcanhelpplanesflyfaster.B.Ithasledscientiststostudymoreaboutdifferentkindsofbirds.C.Itmighthelpairplanecompaniestothinkofwaystosaveenergy.D.Itshowsthatthejetfightersformthebestshapeofa“V”formation.47Theunderlinedword“imitate”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans“______”.A.use B.change C.learn D.copy48.Thewriterwritesthepassageto______.A.tellhowmigratingbirdsfindtheirwaysB.explainhowbirdsgethelpfrommigrationC.introducesomeusesofmigratingbirds’“V”formationD.reportnewfindingsaboutmigratingbirds’“V”formationB）請先閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容從下面的七個選項中選擇五個還原到文中，使短文意思通順、結(jié)構(gòu)完整。（每小題2分）Itmaybedifficulttostarthighschool.Thinkingaboutmakingnewfriendsmightmakeyoufeelnervous.____49____Youaregoingtoschoolwithagroupofstudentsofyourage.Hereareseveralsuggestionsforyoutofollow.Forgetyourfearandjusttalktosomeone.It’seasiersaidthandone.Buttrytotakeadeepbreathandfindyourvoice.Don’tbeafraidtoapproach(接近)people.____50____Sitinthemiddleoftheclassroomwithasmanynewfriendsaroundyouaspossible.____51____Takepartinafter-classactivitiesthatinterestyou.Trytomakefriendsintheclubs.Ifyoudon’tjoinanything,youwillbejustgoingtoclassandthengoinghome.Beinginaclubmakesyoumoresocial.Stayclean.Noonelikesabadsmellthatcouldknocksomeoneover.Showereveryday,brushyourteethandwashyourhair.____52____Berespectful(尊重的)ofpeople’sdifferences.____53____Andeveryonebelievesindifferentthings.Itisagoodthingtohavedifferentfriendswithdifferentopinionsbecauseyoucaneachshareyourown.A.Joinclubs.B.Startinganewlifemightmakeyouexcited.C.Butdon’tworry,becauseyouarenotalone.D.Everyonehashisorherownopinionoftheworld.E.Ifyourespectothers,otherswilldothesametoyou.F.Youaresupposedtomakeyourselflookcleanandtidy,whateveryouwear.G.Introduceyourselfandstartaconversationaboutsomethingyouhaveincommon.五、補全對話（5分,每空1分）請閱讀下面對話，根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容從下面七個選項中，選擇五個還原到文中，補上所缺的句子，使對話通順、合理，意思完整。Reporter:___54___Michael:Iperformintheevenings,butluckilyIdon’thavetogetupearly.SointhemorningsIsleepin,thenpractiseonstagefor45minut